In the year 2001
768 Notable deaths
Gerhard Stoltenberg
German politician and minister (1928-2001).
Born September 29th, 1928 in Kiel.
Died November 23rd, 2001 at 73 years old in Bad Godesberg.
Wau Holland
German journalist and computer activist (1951–2001).
Born December 20th, 1951 in Kassel.
Died July 29th, 2001 at 49 years old in Bielefeld (stroke).
Frank G. Slaughter
Us physician and writer (1908-2001).
Born February 25th, 1908 in Washington, D.C..
Died May 17th, 2001 at 93 years old in Jacksonville.
Mongo Beti
Cameroonian writer.
Born June 30th, 1932 in Mbalmayo.
Died October 7th, 2001 at 69 years old in Douala. [ref]
N. G. L. Hammond
British historian of ancient greece (1907–2001).
Born November 15th, 1907.
Died March 24th, 2001 at 93 years old [ref]
Bobby Johnstone
Scottish footballer (1929–2001).
Born September 7th, 1929 in Selkirk. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 2001 at 71 years old in Selkirk. [ref]
Milton Santos
Brazilian geographer (1926-2001).
Born May 3rd, 1926 in Brotas de Macaúbas.
Died June 24th, 2001 at 75 years old in São Paulo (prostate cancer).
Ivo Caprino
Norwegian film director (1920–2001).
Born February 17th, 1920 in Christiania.
Died February 8th, 2001 at 80 years old in Bærum Municipality (cancer).
Turi Ferro
Italian actor (1921-2001).
Born February 10th, 1921 in Catania.
Died May 10th, 2001 at 80 years old in Sant'Agata li Battiati (myocardial infarction).
Michael Woodruff
English surgeon and biologist; transplantation and cancer researcher (1911-2001).
Born April 3rd, 1911 in Mill Hill.
Died March 10th, 2001 at 89 years old in Edinburgh.
Patricia Robertson
American astronaut (1963–2001).
Born March 12th, 1963 in Indiana.
Died May 24th, 2001 at 38 years old in Manvel (burn, aviation accident).
Robert Enrico
French film director and screenwriter (1931–2001).
Born April 13th, 1931 in Liévin.
Died February 23rd, 2001 at 69 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris (lung cancer).
Pauline Moore
Actress (1914-2001).
Born June 14th, 1914 in Harrisburg.
Died December 7th, 2001 at 87 years old in Sequim (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Barend Biesheuvel
Prime minister of the netherlands (1920–2001).
Born April 5th, 1920 in Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude.
Died April 29th, 2001 at 81 years old in Haarlem (stroke).
Jelle Zijlstra
Prime minister of the netherlands (1918-2001).
Born August 27th, 1918 in Oosterbierum.
Died December 23rd, 2001 at 83 years old in Wassenaar (disease).
Charles Edward Jones
American astronaut (1952-2001).
Born November 4th, 1952 in Clinton.
Died September 11th, 2001 at 48 years old in 1 World Trade Center (September 11 attacks, American Airlines Flight 11).
Nathaniel Rochester
American computer scientist (1919–2001).
Born January 14th, 1919 in Buffalo.
Died June 8th, 2001 at 82 years old in Newport.
Stewart Imlach
Scottish footballer (1932-2001).
Born January 6th, 1932 in Lossiemouth.
Died October 7th, 2001 at 69 years old in England.
Ugo Fano
Italian physicist (1912–2001).
Born July 28th, 1912 in Turin.
Died February 13th, 2001 at 88 years old in Chicago (Alzheimer's disease).
Elizabeth Jennings
English poet (1926-2001).
Born July 2nd, 1926 in Skirbeck.
Died October 26th, 2001 at 75 years old in Bampton.
Michael Ritchie
American film director (1938–2001).
Born November 18th, 1938 in Waukesha.
Died April 16th, 2001 at 62 years old in Manhattan (prostate cancer).
Maria Gorokhovskaya
Soviet-israeli artistic gymnast (1921–2001).
Born October 17th, 1921 in Yevpatoriia.
Died July 22nd, 2001 at 79 years old in Tel Aviv.
Dmitry Polyansky
Russian politician (1917-2001).
Born November 7th, 1917 in Slovianoserbsk.
Died October 8th, 2001 at 83 years old in Moscow.
Viktor Astafyev
Russian-soviet writer (1924-2001).
Born May 1st, 1924 in Ovsyanka.
Died November 29th, 2001 at 77 years old in Krasnoyarsk.
Miguel Gila Cuesta
Comedian, actor (1919–2001).
Born March 12th, 1919 in Chamartín de la Rosa.
Died July 13th, 2001 at 82 years old in Barcelona (respiratory disease).
Deaths 376 to 400 of 768
The hardest thing you overcome are the ones that give the most meaning. Maxime Lagacé